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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Eric Hennessy
League: Central Connecticut - II West
Playoff Division: L
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Guadarrama 6'5.5" 225 Senior QB
Isaac Ortiz Jr 5'10" 175 Senior WR/DB
Luke Pappalardo 6'0" 165 Junior DB/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Play-Makers, Big-Play Potential At QB/WR
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -8
2015 National Rank: #9764
2015 State Rank: #106
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2016 Starting Power Rating: -2.5
2016 National Rank: #8408
2016 State Rank: #84
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7066
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6
Dynasty Record: 70-66-1 (34-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2015 Points For Average: 19.2
2015 Points Against Average: 31.5
2015 Differential: -12.3
2015 Wins: #8107 Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs) (25-8), #12003 RHAM (Hebron) (38-7)
2015 Losses: #1635 Windsor (52-6), #2393 Wethersfield (44-12), #4232 Middletown (33-7), #5336 Conard (West Hartford) (58-30), #5738 Bristol Central (Bristol) (26-19), #6000 Maloney [Francis T.] (Meriden) (27-21), #8041 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (20-0), #10439 Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (40-34)
2015 Opponents W-L: 61-44
Recent League Championships: 2005 (CCC South)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Hartford Public (Hartford), 9/16 Windsor, 9/23 at Maloney [Francis T.] (Meriden), 9/30 at Platt [O. H.] (Meriden), 10/7 at Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs), 10/21 Bristol Eastern (Bristol), 10/28 Middletown, 11/4 Bristol Central (Bristol), 11/11 at Conard (West Hartford), 11/23 Wethersfield
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Windsor (35.3), Middletown (20.6), Wethersfield (13.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hartford Public (Hartford) (-12.5), Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (-11.5), Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (-7.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5745
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%